Prunes & Pears Found to Contain High Levels of
Acrylamide Chemicals – Natural News, Feb. 2008
A possibly carcinogenic chemical found in starchy foods cooked at high heat is found in high quantities in dried fruit, according to a new study conducted by researchers at the Swiss Federal Institute of Technology and presented at a symposium on the chemical that took place in Boston. In the Swiss study, scientists found that acrylamide, a possible carcinogenic among humans, formed in dried fruit, particularly plums (prunes) and pears, even under relatively mild drying conditions. This was the first time acrylamide formation in food had been observed at temperatures significantly below the boiling point of water.
Prunes & Pears Found to Contain High Levels of
Acrylamide Chemicals
– Natural News, Feb. 2008 |
A possibly carcinogenic chemical found in starchy foods cooked at high heat is found in high quantities in dried fruit, according to a new study conducted by researchers at the Swiss Federal Institute of Technology and presented at a symposium on the chemical that took place in Boston. In the Swiss study, scientists found that acrylamide, a possible carcinogenic among humans, formed in dried fruit, particularly plums (prunes) and pears, even under relatively mild drying conditions. This was the first time acrylamide formation in food had been observed at temperatures significantly below the boiling point of water.
